I am often asked why I started my Grandma Gets Real Instagram account. Here’s the story: My Modeling Story Living Beyond Barbie Message Happy Family Grandma Barbie How Barbie Got Real Time Magazine Article GrandmaGetsReal Instagram Moms.com Article My Press & Media Page
How Barbie Is Keeping Me Sane. Instagrammer Tonya Ruiz turn familiar toy into Sly Social Commentary. As a teenager, I actually followed in Barbie’s footsteps and became a fashion model. Teen magazine did a story on me about moving to Paris at age 16. I was glamorous! But then I got married and did the white-picket...
“Former 80s model turned ‘Grandma Barbie’ re-creates life with mini dolls” What a treat to have the Obsessed Lifestyle crew come to my house and interview me for #Obsessed It was a tight squeeze in my attic room and the cameraman bumped his head a few times on that slanted ceiling. I was interviewed sitting...
Happy Birthday Barbie! #Barbie60 Today, many around the world are celebrating Barbie’s Birthday. Did you know Barbie was introduced on March 9, 1959 at the New York Toy Fair? She sold for $3. In 1963, Life Magazine declared five-year-old Barbie – The Most Popular Doll in Town. I was born that year into the Barbie...
Are You in Great Shape? As opposed to Great Shape Barbie? I’m the Not So Great Shape Grandma Barbie – but I’m overcoming my struggles with body image. Do you want to know why? As a teenage-fashion model, I worked in an industry with beauty standards few could attain and even fewer could keep. During...